Solved Adata hv620

[Gobyerno2012]

HV620...
help please,.. i am unable to access my HV620... when i plug it in the computer it tells me to format it, i did try to format it but windows was unable to format it... i tried using disk management but it still could not format it... is has a problem also of incorrect parameter.... thanks....

 

[GokAy]

Is it installed properly, can you check in Device Manager?

 

[Gobyerno2012]

yes sir device manager can read it... i also tried to uninstall it and then scan for hardware changes in device manager.. thanks...

 

[GokAy]

You can try using Partition Wizard 9 (freeware) I suppose. If it doesn't work under Windows, also try with bootable Partition Wizard media.

 

[Gobyerno2012]

thanks will give it a try...

 

[Gobyerno2012]

GoKay is this okay?.. Its been like this for hours.... thanks

 

[GokAy]

How can it be 6 hours when the entire thread is 3 hours old? :sarc:

Wait a bit longer though. Or does it not move at all?
I guess you started a full format(?). If formatting finish alright, make sure to check its health. Others will hopefully recommend the correct tool for that.

 

[Gobyerno2012]

sorry i typed the wrong number... ok i will wait for bit longer... yup i did a full format...
anyway is it ok if the computer enters standby mode?....
thanks

 

[GokAy]

It shouldn't enter standby, I don't know, poke it time to time just in case. Is there any activity on HDD led? Did % change?

 

[Gobyerno2012]

OMG.... it still the same... it didn't move at all...
still at total % of 63...

 

[GokAy]

It is clearly troubled. Try again, with quick format but don't use it before checking for errors even if seems alright. However, I don't know which program to use to check drive health.

You could use PW9 surface test until someone else recommends another utility.

 

[Gobyerno2012]

hello GokAy... the utility says it is bad disk,,, OMG... is my external dead already?.. thank you

 

[AddRAM]

How old is it, return it.

 

[Gobyerno2012]

hello to everybody... so i removed the enclosure and then connect the HDD to my desktop... now my desktop is unable to read it... OMG!... i think my external HDD is dead already...
it is ADATA HV620 1TB... is has been purchased for a long time....
anyway can I still revive it?...
thank you...

 

[AddRAM]

Unable to read it ?

Does it show up in Disk Management ?

Did Windows try to install drivers ?

 

[Gobyerno2012]

yes sir it did show up in Disk management... though it is unknown...
nope windows did not try to install.. it..

 

[AddRAM]

Well, at least it`s not dead.

Post a shot of Disk Management with it connected.

And You have been using this drive for a long time on this same pc right ?

No problems til now right, you made no recent changes to it, correct ?

You didn`t run any scans on it or anything like that, correct ?

 

[Gobyerno2012]

And You have been using this drive for a long time on this same pc right ?
>>> yes sir i have been using it for a long time.... yup the same pc

No problems til now right, you made no recent changes to it, correct ?
>>>yup no recent changes

You didn`t run any scans on it or anything like that, correct ?
>>>i used PW9 before

 

[AddRAM]

Well, it`s not initialized, and it has to be. (either MBR or GPT) what size is it ?

If you have files on it try to recover them with PW, see what happens.

 

[Gobyerno2012]

I tried to initialize it but i got this error>>>

the size is 1TB... the files are less important, so it's ok if i loose the files with in the drive.. thanks